Service Coordinator

SUDDEN SERVICE INC; Florida; On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Prescription

Dental

Vision

Vacation

401K

Life Insurance

10 Holidays

Job summary

Sudden Service, Inc. (SSI) provides nationwide support for Taylor OEM parts and forklift service through a network of service centers. The role focuses on assisting customers and field technicians, calculating costs, processing orders, and maintaining accurate service records.

We seek a proactive individual with strong organization and communication skills to uphold SSI's standards while coordinating with the Louisville-based policy team. A valid driver’s license is required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a parts/service environment preferred.
• Ability to prioritize service work and manage multiple tasks.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and professional demeanor.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers and Field Service Mechanics to identify maintenance needs.
• Compute costs for parts and labor to restore lift truck condition per customer specs.
• Process service orders and warranties; handle invoicing and paperwork.
• Maintain records, schedules, and filing for SSI Service Center operations.
• Support timecard reviews, vacations, and staffing to meet workload.

Skills

Customer service

Time management

Communication

Organization

Multi-tasking

Computer literacy

Team player

Driver's license

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

MS Office

Inventory systems

Job description

Taylor Sudden Service provides exclusive worldwide distribution of genuine Taylor OEM parts and forklift service for equipment designed, manufactured, and marketed by Taylor Machine Works, Inc. Backed by a network of parts and service centers, nationwide dealer support organizations, and factory-trained service technicians, SSI is committed to providing the best parts and service support in the industry. We offer training schools for our service technicians on a regular basis, ensuring the best possible service to Taylor Machine Works’ customers. Sudden Service, INC (SSI) is a subsidiary of the Taylor Group of Companies, a third-generation family-owned business based in Louisville, MS since 1927.Duties/Responsibilities:Works with customers and Field Service Mechanics to identify required maintenance.Advises customers on necessary/suggested services.Computes cost of replacement parts and labor to restore lift truck to condition specified by customer.Estimates cost of mechanical, electrical, or other repairs. Enters itemized estimate on service order and explains estimate to customer.Processes parts and/or service sales orders in computer for invoicing.Ensures that all paperwork relevant to each lift truck folder is scanned and kept current.Processes all warranty claims and follows through to completion.Answers telephone, types of correspondences, reports, and quotes for the Service Center.Maintains database and address books for Service Center area.Assists in building and maintaining file system for Service Center.Keeps up with service personnel’s time and summits to Louisville contact per company policy.Performs the duties of safety coordinator as assigned by the Louisville Safety Director.Maintains files and records of all SSI owned vehicles to include drivers, insurance, truck expenses, recall notices, tags, location and maintenance on vehicles. Issues Purchase orders for repair and maintenance done to vehiclesMaintains files for Service Center Manager, which includes correspondence files, vehicle files, computer print outs, personnel files, contracts, etc.Audits all expenses/purchases for all service personnel at Service Center. Creates reports on service mechanic sales, call-in sales, and expenses.Any out of line situations regarding expenses, purchases, etc. are called to the attention of the Service Center Manager for corrective action.Seeks out promotional materials, requesting bids from suppliers for best pricing and quality product. Keep ample stock on hand for sale to employees/customers, for service, guests, warehouses, and service centers.Provides SSI employees with proper orientation, providing necessary information on Company policies and supplies. Order, distribute, and maintain records of all credit cards (Company credit cards, car rental, air travel, telephone cards, gas cards, etc...) for all service personnel. Provide telephone cards, airline travel cards, gas credit cards, car rental cards, cash advances to necessary SSI personnel.Responsible for scheduling and verifying vacations, personal leaves, medical leaves, non-productive time, etc. to ensure sufficient employees are present for the workload. Maintains file of employee non-productive time due to illness, injury, death, vacation, or personal leave. Work with personnel on keeping current and accurate records. Reviews timecards every week checking that accurate information is entered. Creates and keeps files on all job descriptions and requirements for SSI personnel, composes, and prepares new forms for SSI Company/Departmental use.All other duties as assigned.Required Skills/Abilities:Must possess ability to determine how to prioritize service work.Strong record of positive Customer Satisfaction results.Professional demeanor and self confidence in dealing with customers and outside contacts.Must have valid driver’s license and good driving records to be insurable by corporate insurance carrier.Basic computer skills required.Organization skills.Must have the ability to multi-task.Work well under pressure.Team-oriented.Education and Experience:High School Graduate or GED equivalent.Experience in Parts / Service industry with particular emphasis on coordinating service responsibilities with service technicians and parts personnel.Must have mechanical aptitude or experience in the forklift or other related fields.Previous experience in a customer service-oriented role preferred.Benefits:Medical/PrescriptionDentalVisionVacation10 Holidays401KLife Insurance